The oldest Academy Award winners include some ofthe greatest actors who ever lived.
These were theoldest actors to ever win Academy Awards.
Fonda was first nominated for an Oscar in 1940 for his role as Tom Joad inThe Grapes of Wrath.
Ashcroft achieved her historic win with her 1984 performance and has hung on to that title ever since.
Set during the British Raj, a young British woman and her elderly traveling companion journey to explore India.
With a strong performance, Gielgud managed to gain a rare Oscar for a comedic role.
One of Tandys greatest achievements was becoming the oldest Best Actress at 80 forDriving Miss Daisy.
Plummers performance at age 88 for Ridley ScottsAll the Money in the Worldmade Academy Award history.
This award often gives credit for lifetime achievements and performers who left an undeniable mark on Hollywood history.
On Golden Pond revolves around an aging couple, Norman and Ethel Thayer, spending their summer at their lake house. As their daughter Chelsea visits, the family navigates conflicts and revisits relationships, confronting long-standing generational tensions to restore bonds of love.
On Golden Pond revolves around an aging couple, Norman and Ethel Thayer, spending their summer at their lake house. As their daughter Chelsea visits, the family navigates conflicts and revisits relationships, confronting long-standing generational tensions to restore bonds of love.
Set during the British Raj, a young British woman and her elderly traveling companion journey to explore India. Their trip takes a dramatic turn after an incident at the Marabar Caves, which leads to cultural misunderstandings and a highly publicized trial, exploring themes of colonial tension and racial prejudice.
Driving Miss Daisy is a film directed by Bruce Beresford that explores the evolving friendship between an elderly Jewish widow, Daisy Werthan, and her African American chauffeur, Hoke Colburn, set against the backdrop of social change in the American South over 25 years.
Beginners, directed by Mike Mills, follows Oliver as he navigates a new relationship with Anna, shortly after his father, Hal Fields, passes away. The film explores Oliver’s reflections on his father’s late-in-life coming out and the vibrant life Hal led with a younger partner, following his wife’s passing.
The Father is a 2020 drama that follows the deteriorating mental state of an aging man as seen through the eyes of his daughter. Anthony Hopkins stars in the lead role with Olivia Colman as Anne, as well as Rufus Sewell, Imogen Poots, Olivia Williams, Mark Gatiss, and Ayesha Dharker in supporting roles.
